(NSB, 2000). Managers represent an untapped mentoring resource for women trained in science and engineering working in … industrial chemistry. This study sought to better understand how managers think about mentoring and women's advancement within … their field. Specifically, results suggest that managers' experiences with mentoring may have some influence on their …

innovation from managed knowledge development processes may not be certain, much less learning behaviours required to transform …

well as implications for future research directions on mentoring and careers. …This study explores the under-researched subject of the role of mentoring within and outside of organizational … boundaries, as individuals make the transition from corporate careers to starting their own businesses. Answering calls for more …

Europe. Despite these strategies and apparent structural changes, the number and ratio of managers appears to have grown … managerial downsizing' must be rejected. There were dramatic effects on managers through the course of the 1990s in larger …

management and women’s careers. It reveals the factors that continue to be problematic for women’s careers and why in 2010 they … in three chapters which summarise some wider issues for the non specialist reader: an introduction to career development …

characterise and distinguish between traditional and protean careers: development, orientation of the employee, definition of …Purpose ? This mixed-method study aims to determine the extent to which the career paths of senior managers conform … with the traditional versus protean elements described in the careers literature and whether these paths vary by gender …

Australian quality managers. Design/methodology/approach – The results of a postal survey of the careers of British quality … Australian managers show little awareness in terms of their development needs for a broader background in quality. Practical …Purpose – This paper aims to compare and contrast the career experiences and development needs of British and …

The development and evolution of labor market structures and institutions. Particular focus on competing explanations …

In recent decades, mentoring has been identified as a worthwhile workplace learning activity for men, women and …, universities and schools. Mentoring has received enormous coverage in both the popular literature and academic literature. Some of … these sources have hailed the mentoring process as a panacea for a variety of personal ills (Torrance 1984), while a smaller …

highlight some of the implications of setting up a formal mentoring programme for human resource managers. …Mentoring has received considerable coverage in recent decades and this is evident by the proliferation of research and … ubiquitous yet elusive concept. We begin by exploring what is meant by mentoring, the functions of mentors, three different …